Zeppo Marx was said to be the funniest of the Marx Brothers off screen, yet he was overshadowed by his siblings Groucho, Chico and Harpo in comic masterpieces such as Duck Soup and Monkey Business.
His own life was no laughing matter, however. A new biography reveals the extent of Zeppo’s involvement with organised crime and mobsters who were involved in high-stakes gambling, drugs, prostitution, burglary and murder.
